Neither political party offers liberty

As a Republican, I offer an outlier's perspective of the presidential debate.

True, their policies may differ. But pruning what amounts to little more than a minor branch or limb is inconsequential when faced with a twisted tree in need of an uprooting.

What Mitt Romney lacked in substance, he unfortunately made up for with form. Understandably, his supporters excitedly hyperventilated over his debate win.

Almost certainly the president's performance will improve, and then it will be his supporters hyperventilating over his redemption.

Why do so few realize that when we invariably elect one of these men that there will still be the ignored question of the necessity of endless wars and the deaths - both domestic and foreign - that accompany them; the continued erosion of the protections of the Bill of Rights - warrantless searches of our persons, homes, phones, and online activities; the near complete and silent crumbling of our economic foundations beneath the massive weight of their shared Keynesian monetary policies; and runaway government secrecy unabated in its insidious advance across largely unaccountable federal agencies.

Liberty? No. Not from either party.

And in the absence of a discussion of these crucial issues, a concern for politics has itself become the distractions of 'Bread and Circuses'. Divided, we tune in to 'debates' as Rome burns barely noticed, rapidly collapsing beneath our feet when neither man recognizes - let alone encourages - the reverse of things that are a mortal danger to the preservation of a republic.

And afterward, in partisan furor, we turn on each other with insults and hate.

Yes, my Republicans may win in November. Or, more likely, the Democrats. But 'The State' always wins ? and we always lose.

We did not consent to the forfeit of our liberty. Neither party had the right to take it. And try though they may to enforce it, they cannot so long as we are unwilling and still breathe.

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Neither political party offers liberty

Bradley Mowell Springfield As a Republican, I offer an outlier's perspective of the presidential debate. True, their policies may differ.